How Excellent Companies Avoid Dumb Things : Breaking the 8 Hidden Barriers that Plague Even the Best Businesses

from d.rivv

This book was well written and is definitely worth a read. The premise is that many companies (if not all) have many barriers that prevent true growth and true employee development. The author goes through eight barriers and how to overcome each. At the end of the book the author outlines an 100 ...

from rhbouchard

A middle of the road for this type of book. I don't think there's anything here earth shattering. It reads well and like everyone of these books, demonstrates the point with anecdotes. It's value may lie in revealing to a few that their company is just as screwed up as the rest, and perhaps there...

from Lakenvelder

We have all been there working for a company that make you wonder how they have survived. In this book Smith identified "eight barriers" that prevent organizations from both achieving and maintaining sustainable success. CEO and other leaders can learn from this book to identify and begin change ...

from Ronercat

In this book the author attempts to explain eight barriers that are keeping companies from succeeding as much as they could. In reading this book I could see a clear pattern. The author would share an anecdote from his life. Next he would talk about examples he has seen in different businesses of...

from etrainer

I've worked in middle management in 4 or 5 companies for over forty years. I think I could have identified six or seven of Smith's eight barriers that cause companies to do dumb things pretty quickly on my own. Still, it's valuable for someone to put this information together in a readable format...